updated 10/15/2019: Part 2 is here: Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 8, part 2 *****************8 Questions. Questions. Questions. I heartily agree that the plot of this kdrama isn’t the best. However, it’s not the worst either. In my critical opinion, the kdrama most deserving of virtual peanuts thrown at it from the gallery is Vagabond. […]
Flower Crew: Eps 9 & 10 Post Spoilers Here
I know many of are staying for the male lead Hoon, played by Kim Min Jae. Please post your favorite scenes, rants, spoilers, analyses, predictions and theories here. The two of them played the “Ideal Type” game. KMY was trying to match his answers to GSY so he answered that his ideal is a […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 7
The title of this episode is Second Chance: Mint. I see why the theme is about second chances because all the characters had a do-over. Let’s go over them. 1. Lee Soo The obvious one was the King. The cliffhanger showed Lee Soo pounding on the door and interrupting a critical moment between Hoon and […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 6
I’ll go over four scenes quickly. One, the kissing scene: It’s anti-climactic now knowing that she was the one who kissed him. Am I being sexist? The thrill was lost because Gaedong, not Hoon, maneuvered the kiss. This is not an issue of women empowerment for me. When it comes to watching a romcom, I […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 5 Highlights
I’m glad that the writer organizes the story around a theme and that theme is made clear in the title. For this episode, the title is “Secret Love: Anemone”. 1. King’s secret love This is self-explanatory. Lee Soo loves Gaedong but he’s keeping it a secret. He knows very well that to reveal her identity […]
Bitch Talk: When It Rains, It Pours
This is going to be death of me: 5 dramas, 7 days. Monday and Tuesday: 1. Tale of Nokdu Or “How to Win a Girl in 10 Days.” This story of Nokdu and DongJu is what I’d call a “same-age” romance. They both bug each other but they play well together, too. It’s a little […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 4 Review
Where did we leave off? 1. “I’m her husband.” So, like a fool, he rushed in to that room, thinking that Gaedong was kidnapped by bandits. He failed to see the signs that Gaedong was under no threat. lol. What happened to the rule that he lived by, “Seeing is believing”? He saw alright, but […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 3 Review
I’ll get straight to the point because I need to catch up with the backlog of dramas to write about. Things that I like: 1. The floral title This kind of extra attention to details makes me inclined to like this writer. Since the story is about the Joseon flower crew, the writer uses flower […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 2 Highlights
I blame Jane Austen. source: usatoday The reason I can’t drop “Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency” for “Tale of Nokdu” is Jane Austen. Let me explain in my usual meandering way. Let’s go back to Episode 1. The King/Blacksmith/Soo hears thunder and immediately goes in search for GaeDong (GD). GD has a paralyzing fear of thunderstorms, […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency Ep 1 Review
After all these years of kdrama, I don’t think I’ve seen a sageuk or a historical drama. All the ones that I watched are fusion sageuk, which are fictional stories with a historical backdrop. They’re called “fusion” because the script gets elements of history, i.e., a notable person or a significant event, and fuses or […]
Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency: The Relationship Chart
Soompi posted this flowchart to help us navigate the confusing relationships of the characters. Whoops! Wrong one. This one. source: Joseon Flower Crew Of course, not knowing Hangul, this chart confused me more than it enlightened me. Couldn’t soompi have one of their many paid staffers translate the chart?? Snark. So, I’m going to translate […]